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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star Publishing Co lists rates for subscriptions and advertising including annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly options with prices. It also details classified rates per word, memorials, display ads, and deadlines for order submissions.
A religious line from Job 12 16 proclaims with God comes strength and wisdom and that the deceived and deceiver are in his hands. The text repeats the phrase CHRIST FOR ALL ALL FOR CHRIST and mentions Lay ete wyft and Mah aa hie t as transliterated fragments in the transcription.
A nostalgic World War I recap recalls the 1915 to 1918 offensives led by Pershing Gouraud and Foch. It notes Allied advances from Verdun to the Hindenburg line, tank deployments near Amiens, and the eventual collapse of German defenses, framing the coming November capitulation.
The head of New York State's bureau of motor vehicles says more than half of license revocations in 1933 were for intoxicated and reckless driving. Observations show most revocations stem from driver intoxication.
The author argues against repeal of the eighteenth amendment noting intoxicated driving triggers license revocation in almost every state and suggests extending punishment with a mandatory prison sentence in all such cases. The piece compares prohibition-era enforcement and calls for law tightening rather than repeal.
Richmond News Leader quotes a Virginian in a confectionery mocking doughnuts for breakfast as Yankee food. The piece contrasts traditional plantation breakfasts of coffee roe herring fried eggs ham and corn cakes with modern lighter meals, joking about changing dietary habits across generations.
Reports list thirty killed in a hurricane that hit Porto Rico and note local appeals for apple picking work. Community efforts include a $2 100 Boy Scout drive in Winchester and a Future Farmers of America fair planned by Stephens City Chapter. A period column mentions The Star on work and pleasure in gardens five years ago.
The Bureau of Archives notes the February 6 1778 treaty of amity and commerce with France as the earliest deposit with the Department of State. It marks the first treaty made by the infant United States after the Declaration of Independence.
Sally is captured by Louie and Proctor during a Havana bound trip. She stages a pistol ruse, but Louie overpowers her. Proctor reveals his murderous motives and Sally, desperate, dives overboard into rough water as the yacht leaves toward Havana.
The report lists non past 24 hour rainfall ending at 8 a m with none. September to date 3.56 inches year to date 34.26 inches. It provides average monthly rainfall from 20 year records: January 2.36, February 2.00, March 2.70, April 3.11, May 3.73, June 3.61, July 3.45, August 3.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37 inches.
A housewife renewed her window shades by buying the cheapest variety and covering them with wallpaper to match her bedrooms. She received many compliments on her updated shades.
Public auction at 11:00 A M on Thursday October 5 in Winchester Virginia by trustee under two deeds of trust from J Joseph Sullivan. Three properties listed including Clark Cather Home Farm 40 acres and 20 acre tract plus a city parcel with grain storehouse. One third cash on day of sale with balance in two annual installments secured by deeds of trust and insurance.
Ten inmates seized guards and a sheriff inside the Indiana state penitentiary, looted guns and a 10 foot shaft, and escaped in two commandeered cars toward Chicago. Several already convicted of murder or bank robbery face life or 25 year terms. The escape began in the shirt factory with Evans and Stevens forced to guide them through guarded doors.
Mrs. W S Durdear of Philadelphia arrives to spend several days as guest of her niece Mrs. George Lind at the Front Royal pike home.
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